Where does “batifòc” come from?

batifòc (Occitan) comes from Occitan batre, from Old Occitan batre, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

batifòc (Occitan): (cigarette) lighter

Definitions

  1. (cigarette) lighter

Ancestry of “batifòc”, step by step

batifòc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Occitan batre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbatreto hit; to strike
2Old Occitanbatre—
3Latinbattere—
4Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Occitan fòc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanfòcfire
2Old Occitanfocfireplace; fire
3Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →